1-11 Equipment Data - Continued
b.
Performance.
(I)
Main Parachute
Lift Drag
3 1 approx
Suspended Weight 500 Ib maximum
(237 kg)
Forward Speed
20 to 45 mph
(32.2 to 72.4 kph)
Rate of Descent
10 to 26 fps (3 to 8 mp,)
Fully Flared
10 to 16 fps
Landing
(3 to 4.9 mps)
Canopy Fabric
Ripstop nylon
1.5 oz/yard
Suspension Lines
Dacron 600 lb test
(296kg)
Altitude Range
2000 ft AGL to
25,000 ft MSL
(610 m to 9144 m)
Deployment
0 to 180 KIAS
Velocity
(2) AGU
Guidance
Radial homing on a modulated
source of RF energy
transmitted in the 339 to
372 MHz frequency range
at even 0.5 MHI increments
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